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Evidence

Based 

Medicine

Medical study 1

Knee temperatures measured in vivo after arthroscopic ACL reconstruction followed by cryotherapy with gel-packs or computer controlled heat extraction

Rashkovska, A., Trobec, R., Avbelj, V., & Veselko, M. (2013). Knee temperatures measured in vivo after arthroscopic ACL reconstruction followed by cryotherapy with gel-packs or computer controlled heat extraction. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 22(9), 2048–2056. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-013-2605-x

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Tissue temperatures

Medical study 2

Is cold therapy really efficient after knee arthroplasty?

Kuyucu, E., Bülbül, M., Kara, A., Koçyiğit, F., & Erdil, M. (2015). Is cold therapy really efficient after knee arthroplasty? Annals of Medicine and Surgery, 4(4), 475–478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2015.10.019

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Blood loss, Tissue temperatures, ROM, Swelling, Pain

Medical study 3

Impact of a new cryotherapy device on early rehabilitation after primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA): a prospective randomised controlled trial

Sadoghi, P., Hasenhütl, S., Gruber, G., Leitner, L., Leithner, A., Rumpold-Seitlinger, G., Kastner, N., Poolman, R. W., & Glehr, M. (2018). Impact of a new cryotherapy device on early rehabilitation after primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA): a prospective
andomised controlled trial. International Orthopaedics, 42(6), 1265–1273. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-018-3766-5

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Swelling, ROM, Long therm ROM, Complications

Medical study 4

Evaluation of the Clinical Efficacy of Using Thermal Camera for Cryotherapy in Patients with Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Study

Karaduman, Z. O., Turhal, O., Turhan, Y., Orhan, Z., Arican, M., Uslu, M., & Cangur, S. (2019). Evaluation of the Clinical Efficacy of Using Thermal Camera for Cryotherapy in Patients with Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Study. Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 55(10), 661.

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Pain, Pain medication, ROM

Medical study 5

Cryotherapy after Total Knee Arthroplasty provides faster recovery and better ranges of motion in short term follow up. Results of a prospective comparative study

van Ooij, B., Wiegerinck, J. I., Wegener, J. T., van Dijk, C. N., & Schafroth, M. U. (2020). Cryotherapy after Total Knee Arthroplasty provides faster recovery and better ranges of motion in short term follow up. Results of a prospective comparative study. Acta orthopaedica Belgica, 86(3), 463–469.

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Pain, ROM, Complications

Medical study 6

Framework for Personalized Real-Time Control of Hidden Temperature Variables in Therapeutic Knee Cooling

Rashkovska, A., & Trobec, R. (2021). Framework for Personalized Real-Time Control of Hidden Temperature Variables in therapeutic Knee Cooling. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 25(4), 947–958. https://doi.org/10.1109/jbhi.2020.3005480

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Future developments..., Real-time controle

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